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From: James Silverton on 22 May 2010 09:13
Hello All!

A pop-up just appeared from
media.fastclick.net/w/pc.cgi?mid=420125&sid=53967
(I have dropped the initial "http://" in an attempt to avoid accidental
connection.)

This urged me to update to Internet Explorer 8, something I did long
ago. Is this some new sort of malware or other scam?

--


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

From: Jose on 22 May 2010 09:21
On May 22, 9:13 am, "James Silverton" <not.jim.silver...(a)verizon.net>
wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> A pop-up just appeared from
> media.fastclick.net/w/pc.cgi?mid=420125&sid=53967
> (I have dropped the initial "http://"  in an attempt to avoid accidental
> connection.)
>
> This urged me to update to Internet Explorer 8, something I did long
> ago. Is this some new sort of malware or other scam?
>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Do this and find out:

Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining
issues:

Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware
detection programs:

Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

They can be uninstalled later if desired.
From: James Silverton on 22 May 2010 10:32
Jose wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 06:21:00 -0700 (PDT):

> On May 22, 9:13 am, "James Silverton"
> <not.jim.silver...(a)verizon.net> wrote:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> A pop-up just appeared from
>> media.fastclick.net/w/pc.cgi?mid=420125&sid=53967
>> (I have dropped the initial "http://" in an attempt to avoid
>> accidental connection.)
>>
>> This urged me to update to Internet Explorer 8, something I
>> did long ago. Is this some new sort of malware or other scam?
>>
>> --
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> Email, with obvious alterations:
>> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

> Do this and find out:

> Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any
> remaining issues:

> Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free
> malware detection programs:

> Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
> SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

Thanks,

I have the MacAfee Security Suite and do a full scan weekly and
tonight's the night anyway.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

From: Bob Lucas on 22 May 2010 10:45
Malwarebytes and SUPERAntiSpyware have an excellent reputation
for finding and cleaning infections, that have been missed by
other security utilities.

I am not a fan of McAfee (or Norton for that matter) and would
not want to use McAfee on any of my computers. However, I
suppose it is better than nothing. (That is my personal
preference.) Nevertheless, no security protection can ever be
100% effective - so if there is the faintest possibility that you
might have acquired a virus or trojan, it is always sensible to
run other utilities (in addition to your primary security
protection).


"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton(a)verizon.net> wrote in
message news:ht8ptm$al5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> Jose wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 06:21:00 -0700 (PDT):
>
>> On May 22, 9:13 am, "James Silverton"
>> <not.jim.silver...(a)verizon.net> wrote:
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> A pop-up just appeared from
>>> media.fastclick.net/w/pc.cgi?mid=420125&sid=53967
>>> (I have dropped the initial "http://" in an attempt to avoid
>>> accidental connection.)
>>>
>>> This urged me to update to Internet Explorer 8, something I
>>> did long ago. Is this some new sort of malware or other scam?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> James Silverton
>>> Potomac, Maryland
>>>
>>> Email, with obvious alterations:
>>> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
>
>> Do this and find out:
>
>> Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any
>> remaining issues:
>
>> Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free
>> malware detection programs:
>
>> Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
>> SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
>
> Thanks,
>
> I have the MacAfee Security Suite and do a full scan weekly
> and tonight's the night anyway.
>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

From: John E. Carty on 22 May 2010 13:40


"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton(a)verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ht8laa$a3l$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> Hello All!
>
> A pop-up just appeared from
> media.fastclick.net/w/pc.cgi?mid=420125&sid=53967
> (I have dropped the initial "http://" in an attempt to avoid accidental
> connection.)
>
> This urged me to update to Internet Explorer 8, something I did long ago.
> Is this some new sort of malware or other scam?

It's a link for a Yahoo optimized version of Internet Explorer 8 :-)


>
> --
>
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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